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From: Process of distant lymph node metastasis in colorectal carcinoma: Implication of extracapsular invasion of lymph node metastasis

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Histological examples of absence or presence of extracapsular invasion (ECI) at metastatic lymph node. (a,b) Case with present of ECI at metastatic lymph nodes; the tumor cells invade through the capsule of the lymph node. (c) Case with absent of ECI at metastatic lymph node; lymph node was contained metastatic foci, however, tumor cells did not invade the capsule of the lymph node.

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